Ecuadorian diplomat denied US visa

May 14, 2010

The Ecuadorian diplomat, Dora
Aguirre Hidalgo, has spoken about her surprise at having her application for a
US visa denied.

The well-respected member of the National Assembly in
Ecuador is also a Nebraska University official and, ironically, was applying for
the visa to allow her to attend an immigration conference in the
US.

According to reports, Hidalgo has been told by US immigration officials that her name appeared on a list and that additional security checks
would have to take place in order for her to attend the
conference.

Lourdes Gouveia of the University of Nebraska, which is
running the conference, was hoping Hidalgo could attend the event to speak about
Ecuador’s and Spain’s efforts to address the causes of outmigration. Huge
numbers of people from Central and South American countries move to the US each
year, many of whom risk their lives as they do not have a US visa and have to
sneak through the border.

The president of the University of Nebraska,
J.B Milliken, added, “We cannot be globally engaged if people are going to be
denied visas when they want to come to Nebraska.”

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